Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Derby
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Derby City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Derby for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026 there were 202 first-choice applications for 242 offers; 182 offers went to first-choice families, and 20 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 37% in 2024/25 (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Derby.
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Derby schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Duffield Road, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1JD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 1,465 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and cared for at this school.”
- “They know who they can talk to if they have a problem.”
- “Pupils say that problems are quickly sorted.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, teachers need to check closely that pupils understand the work that has been set.”
- “The provision for wider personal development in the sixth form is less strong.”
- “The subject material does not always go deep enough to expand the learning of these students.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 202 first-preference applications, 242 offers in total, 182 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Allestree Woodlands School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Landau Forte College 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Derby Cathedral School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Da Vinci Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- UTC Derby Pride Park 2.3 mi Good
- Murray Park Community School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lees Brook Academy 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- West Park School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published